The Southampton Wood comes with a fully-illustrated plans and all necessary hardware. They estimate an 8 hour assembly time with 2 or more people. Unlike the Lifetime and Gorilla playsets the Swing n Slide playset does require anchoring.

Like the Gorilla playset there are also several areas of required maintenance. A hacksaw should be used after installation to cut off protruding threaded ends and a metal file should be used to remove sharp edges. And all equipment and hardware should be checked twice monthly for sharp edges. All nuts and bolts need to be checked twice a month for tightness. You will need to oil all metallic moving parts monthly. In order to prevent deterioration of materials, you should remove plastic swings and other plastic accessories and bring them indoors when not in use. You will also need to check swing seats, chains, ropes, and cables monthly for evidence of rusting and sand any rusted metal parts and repaint them. Lastly check for severe rusting or excessive wear near the top swing hanger or at the seat connection. These are indications of chain deterioration. The manufacture offers a 5 years limited warranty unlike the 10 year offered by competitors.

The Southampton is an inexpensive playset alternative for the short term experience. We recommend consumers looking for longer lasting or more durable playset consider other options.

We gave the Swing - N - Slide
Southampton Wood Playset our #8 choice for consumer-based playground equipment sets based on a combination of durability, ease of assembly, materials and warranty.